Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Late November. Chen Pingsheng was driving his Volkswagen Phaeton and registered a new Didi driver account on his phone. He wanted to try driving a web taxi without much purpose, just felt like going out for a drive. Magic City is still fascinating at night, known as the city that never sleeps. He hadn't picked up a single passenger yet, but unexpectedly saw someone near his neighborhood. Chen Tan's sister, Chen Sai, was delivering takeout on an e-scooter near The Bund. Chen Sai married early, set up by her family with a small-time thug, and hastily wed. She was often beaten so badly that she dared not return home. Even when second uncle visited her, Chen Sai didn't dare to speak about the domestic abuse. Nor did she dare to mention divorce. Later, as the reputation of Old Chen Family in Wangcai County grew, her affair was discovered by her aunt who stormed in and forced the couple to divorce. Chen Sai, who came to Magic City, had the least presence among them. Unlike her brother Chen Tan, she was not extravagant and spoke in a soft and cautious manner. She was the least noticeable in the crowd, silently taking care of her child, eating whatever she could, never complaining about anything. Unexpectedly, she started delivering takeouts. It's understandable, though; as a single mom with little education, the only jobs she could get without showing herself were delivering takeout, factory work, or housekeeping which were low-income and undemanding. Just as Chen Pingsheng was about to roll down the window and greet her. His phone received the first order of the day. Just 200 meters ahead, a female passenger placed the order. She looked decent, a quite refined girl. Chen Pingsheng drove her to Hengshan Road, one of Magic City's most famous bar streets, a place for young people to party. These carefree heirs love such places, while older businessmen rarely go to bars. When this girl got in the car, she was quite refined, but when she got out, she had turned sexy. She had touched up her makeup and changed her outfit right in the car. Ultra-short hip-hugging shorts with a plunging V-neck top, a bar regular indeed. When she got out, she even turned to ask, "Uncle, are you interested in joining in for a bit?" "Do I look like someone who frequents bars?" "Heh... Uncle, I dunno if you often go to bars, but you surely are a wealthy man, these keen eyes can't be fooled." Fan Xiuqi leaned into the window, not at all mindful of her revealing garb almost showing everything. "How about it, Uncle, wanna go inside for some fun? I'll give you a discount, today we have an internet famous beauty DJ performing." "You work here?" "Yeah, I'm the top salesperson here. Uncle, don't think I can't recognize your Volkswagen Phaeton with over two million just because it carries a Volkswagen badge. With your status, you must be here to experience life, why not go in and feel the vibe of the youth?" "I'm earning barely over twenty from driving you, yet you want me to spend thousands inside, you're quite the salesperson!" Fan Xiuqi giggled, "I didn't expect to ride such a low-profile luxury like Volkswagen Phaeton in a web taxi. What do you think, Uncle, wanna go try it out? I guarantee you'll have fun." "Alright, since you're so sincere in your invitation, I'll call a few more friends." Chen Pingsheng took out his phone and called Chang Fu, inviting him to meet up at the bar. This guy was tightly controlled by Yang Qian, and even deliberately amplified his voice several times after seeing the call from Chen Pingsheng. "Old Chen, you calling me for work?" "What work needs to be talked about at night? Don't you know I have to accompany my wife?" "Nothing is bigger than my wife." "What, it's urgent, and I need to go now?" "I see, let me ask for my wife's permission." Chen Pingsheng listened to him putting on a show, obviously just for Yang Qian to hear. Thinking it over, he also told Yang Changwen, Hu Lin, his brother-in-law Xiao Ping'an, brother-in-law's son Yang Kang, and cousin Peng Yu. Let them come and gather whenever they are free. Fan Xiuqi was overjoyed, she was also from the countryside, and when she first came to Magic City she was introduced by her cousin to work as a shampoo girl in a hair salon. After half a year, she found it too boring and decided to venture out on her own. With a decent appearance, she worked in real estate brokerage, car sales, and as a department store sales lady—she'd tried it all. Eventually, it was through a friend's introduction that she started working in sales at a bar. Their job was quite straightforward: invite people to come and drink, and then earn a sales commission. When meeting particularly generous customers, the commission from one table could be tens of thousands. Unfortunately, she had never encountered such big spenders. "I would be bored going alone, some friends will join later." "Sure… little sis will make sure you're satisfied, would you like me to reserve a table first?" "That works, book a larger one, I don't know if they will bring friends." Chen Pingsheng followed her inside, and indeed, the bar was a paradise for young people with dazzling lights and thrilling dance music. A long-legged lady in black bikini bottoms stood on stage, frantically shaking her hips. She freely released her hormones. Fan Xiuqi arranged for him a table for ten, a semi-circular one. Because the bar had an event today, they had invited a somewhat internet-famous DJ Nai Li to perform. It was a table hard to come by. Even the minimum spend was much higher than usual. Fan Xiuqi had been here awhile now; her sales performance was not top-notch but was more than sufficient compared to others. Primarily, it lacked the kind of customers who would spend millions in one go. Such people have their own circles, and she just hadn't entered them yet. But she had her advantages—she was particularly uninhibited. For those who spent a lot and whom she took a liking to, joining them for a quick romp in the restroom was possible. Moreover, the key point was she knew many beautiful girls who could accompany the bosses. Just as Chen Pingsheng was about to sit down, Fan Xiuqi quietly asked him if he wanted to invite some girls to join. If you wanted innocence at a bar, that only happened in TV dramas. Everyone here was basically there to unleash their emotions, having fun however they liked. Chen Pingsheng certainly didn't need the girls she was suggesting. "Start with a few bottles of brandy, Louis XIII, and bring two bottles of Ace of Spades, I'll just sit here and wait for friends." "Sir, are you serious?" Whether he was serious or not, Fan Xiuqi was earnestly observing him. It was just a ride through Didi, though she oddly hitched a ride in a Volkswagen Phaeton. And impulsively pulled him into the bar, but was he serious with his casual ordering? "What, didn't you say outside that I must be wealthy? Now you don't believe it?" Fan Xiuqi took a deep breath, "Sir, I just thought you were wealthy, didn't realize you were this rich!" It was no wonder she thought this way; the price of these few bottles alone started at 400,000. Anyone who could spend this much at a bar definitely wasn't short of money. The wealthiest customer of their bar, Principal Wang, would spend near a million every time, unfortunately, she was nowhere close to him. Chen Pingsheng just didn't like the noisy bars, that didn't mean he wasn't familiar with these places! Before, Chang Fu and Gao Hu were frequent visitors to bars. He had been here a few times himself. A few hundred thousand was nothing compared to a bottle of aged soy sauce wine casually taken from his home.